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Gruber introduces himself to community

HOUGHTON — For the 10th head coach in the history of the Michigan Tech women’s basketball program, the Huskies turned to a man from outside the university, Eric Gruber, who spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach at the NCAA Division I Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, where he ...

Bulldogs baseball back on winning track, take two from Lakes

HANCOCK — What a difference a day makes in Hancock baseball. On Tuesday, the Bulldogs fell apart in a doubleheader loss to the Houghton Gremlins at the Hancock Driving Park. Wednesday, they turned the tables and won easily against the Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes. The opener was a 15-0 win in ...

Gremlins baseball sweeps Bulldogs as offense shines

HANCOCK — The Hancock Bulldogs baseball team came into Tuesday’s doubleheader with the Houghton Gremlins looking to build on a 4-0 start to the season. However, the Gremlins had other ideas, as their offense made life miserable for the Bulldogs from the beginning of both games. Houghton ...

Martín Pérez throws 5 scoreless innings as Braves beat Tigers 5-2

ATLANTA — Martín Pérez threw five scoreless innings and the Atlanta Braves beat Detroit 5-2 on Tuesday night for their 11th win in their last 13 games as the Tigers lost starter Casey Mize to an injury in the third inning. Ozzie Albies hit a two-run homer and Ronald Acuña Jr. was 2 for 3 ...

Tigers’ Casey Mize exits vs. Braves with groin tightness and Javier Báez leaves with foot injury

ATLANTA (AP) — Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Casey Mize and center fielder Javier Báez both left Tuesday night's 5-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves because of injuries. Mize exited in the third inning with right groin tightness. "It was kind of a gradual tightening," Mize said. "We did some tests between innings and felt good enough to go back out there, but it just never really went away." The right-hander covered first base on a ground ball to first baseman Spencer Torkelson and recorded the out, then met with trainers on the field before leaving. There was no collision at first ...

Prep Athlete of the Week

Hancock pitcher Lucy Biekkola had a strong week last week. She opened with a 12-2 win over L’Anse where she went 5 2/3 innings, striking out eight, walking one, and giving up five hits Tuesday. She also went 3-for-3 at the plate with an RBI and two runs scored. In the nightcap, she pitched ...